Historical Birthday
24 Nov 1273
Alphonso Earl of Chester son of Edward I of England (d. 1284)
24 Nov 1394
Charles Duke of Orlans French poet (d. 1465)
24 Nov 1420
John Stafford 1st Earl of Wiltshire English politician (d. 1473)
24 Nov 1583
Juan Martnez de Juregui y Aguilar Spanish poet (d. 1641)
24 Nov 1632
Baruch Benedict de Spinoza Amsterdam rationalist philosopher
24 Nov 1642
Anne Hilarion de Cotentin earl of Tourvilleknightadmiralmarshal
24 Nov 1712
Willem Bachiene theologistgeographerastronomer (Ecclesiastical)
24 Nov 1713
Laurence Sterne Irish novelistsatirist (Tristram Shandy)
24 Nov 1724
Maria Amalia of Saxony queen of Spain (d. 1760)
24 Nov 1745
Maria Louisa of Spain Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1792)
24 Nov 1766
Friedrich Weinbrenner German architect born in Karlsruhe (d. 1826)
24 Nov 1774
Thomas Dick Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. 1857)
24 Nov 1806
Omar Pasha [Michael Lats] Croatian governorviceroy of BosniaIraq
24 Nov 1806
William Webb Ellis credited with the invention of Rugby (d. 1872)
24 Nov 1811
Ditler G Monrad Danish theologistbishoppremier (1863- )
24 Nov 1811
Ulrich Ochsenbein Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1890)
24 Nov 1815
James Trapier N Gen (Confederate Army) (d. 1865)
24 Nov 1824
Charles Verlat Flemish painter born in Antwerp Belgian (d. 1890)
24 Nov 1826
Collodi [Carlo Lorenzini] Italian author (Pinocchio)
24 Nov 1829
William Passmore Carlin American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Greene County Illinois (d. 1903)
24 Nov 1833
Antoine Labelle Quebec catholic priest (d. 1891)
24 Nov 1849
Frances Hodgson Burnett British-American playwright and childrens author (The Secret Garden) born in Manchester (d. 1924)
24 Nov 1864
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French painter (At the Moulin Rouge)
24 Nov 1869
Antnio scar Carmona 97th Prime Minister of Portugal and 11th President of Portugal (d. 1951)
24 Nov 1873
L Martov [Yuly O Tsederbaum] Russian revolutionary
24 Nov 1874
Charles William Miller Brazilian footballer (d. 1953)
24 Nov 1876
Walter Griffin US architect city planner designed Canberra Aust
24 Nov 1877
Alben W Barkley Graves County Ky (35th Vice Pres-D-1949-53)
24 Nov 1877
Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara Indian CID Commissioner of Police (d. 1941)
24 Nov 1881
Al Christie Canadian-born film director and producer (d. 1951)
24 Nov 1886
Georges Vandertongerloo Flemish artist (Lart et Son Avenir)
24 Nov 1886
Margaret Caroline Anderson American publisher (d. 1973)
24 Nov 1887
Erich von Manstein German military commander (d. 1973)
24 Nov 1888
Cathleen Nesbitt British actress (The Farmers Daughter) born in Belfast Ireland (d. 1982)
24 Nov 1888
Dale Carnegie author (How to Win Friends & Influence People)
24 Nov 1888
Rudolf Klein-Rogge German actor and prototype for silent films master criminal (Metropolis Spies) born in Cologne Germany (d. 1955)
24 Nov 1888
Fredrick Willius American cardiologist (d. 1972)
24 Nov 1889
Albert J Sylvester England ballroom dancer (Alex Moor Award-1977)
24 Nov 1889
Cissy van Marxfield [Setske Beek-de Haan] Dutch author
24 Nov 1893
Fern Andra [Vernal Edna Andrews] German-American actress (Eyes of the World) born in Watseka Illinois (d. 1974)
24 Nov 1893
Charles F. Hurley 54th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)
24 Nov 1894
Herbert Sutcliffe cricketer (all-time great opening batsman for Engl)
24 Nov 1899
Ward Morehouse American theater critic and newspaper columnist (d. 1966)
24 Nov 1905
Ireene Wicker American singer and actress (Singing Lady) born in Quincy Illinois (d. 1987)
24 Nov 1906
Andreina Pagnani Italian actress (Il Commandante) born in Rome Italy (d. 1981)
24 Nov 1918
Captain Stubby [Tom Fouts] American author and comedian (Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers) born in Carroll County Indiana (d. 2004)
24 Nov 1919
David Kossoff British actor and anti-drug campaigner (The Young Lovers The Larkins) born in Hackney London England (d. 2005)
24 Nov 1920
Joseph Olutola Olu Odutola Oguntala soho club owner
24 Nov 1924
Victor Grinich Croatian-American businessman (d. 2000)
24 Nov 1925
Alun Owen North Wales writer (Hard Days Night)actor (Servant)
24 Nov 1925
William F. Buckley Jr New York American conservative author and commentator (National Review Firing Line)
24 Nov 1926
Alan Owen English author (Maggie May Ronnie Barker Show)
24 Nov 1927
Alfred Kraus Las Palmas Canary Islands tenor (La Scala)
24 Nov 1927
Agustn Edwards Chilean media tycoon (El Mercurio) born in Paris (d. 2017)
24 Nov 1929
Eileen Barton singer (Broadway Open House) born in Brooklyn New York
24 Nov 1930
C T Patankar cricketer (kept wicket in one Test India v NZ 1955-56)
24 Nov 1930
Ken Barrington cricketer (tough England batsman)
24 Nov 1930
Yale Lary American NFL safety Hall of Famer (Detroit Lions) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 2017)
24 Nov 1932
Fred Titmus cricketer (long-running England off-spinner)
24 Nov 1934
Alfred Schnittke Russian composer (St Florian)
24 Nov 1934
Martin Charnin Broadway lyricist (Annie West Side Story)
24 Nov 1935
Ronald V Dellums (Rep-D-California 1971- ) born in Oakland California
24 Nov 1935
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Prime Minister of Bahrain (1971 - present) born in Bahrain
24 Nov 1938
Wynne Bradburn cricketer (father of Grant NZ batsman v South Africa 1964)
24 Nov 1938
Charles Starkweather American Spree Killer (d. 1959)
24 Nov 1938
Spencer Johnson American author (Who Moved My Cheese) born in Watertown South Dakota (d. 2017)
24 Nov 1939
Jim Yester rock vocalistguitarist (Association) born in Birmingham Alabama
24 Nov 1939
Yoshinobu Miyake Japan featherweight (Olympic gold 1964 68)
24 Nov 1941
Donald Duck Dunn TN bassist (Booker T-Mar-Keys Walkin the Dog) (d 2012)
24 Nov 1941
Pete Best British drummer (Beatles) born in Madras British India
24 Nov 1942
Billy Connolly Scotland comedian and actor (Blue Money)
24 Nov 1942
Marlin Fitzwater press secretary to George H. W. Bush
24 Nov 1943
Barry Milburn cricketer (NZ wicket-keeper in three Tests 1969)
24 Nov 1943
Robin Williamson rocker (Incredible String Band)
24 Nov 1944
Claudia Dreifus interviewerauthor (7 Stories)
24 Nov 1944
Candy Darling [James Slattery] American transgender actress (Flesh Women in Revolt) born in Queens New York (d. 1974)
24 Nov 1945
Lee Michaels rocker (Do You Know What I Mean) born in Los Angeles California
24 Nov 1945
Bev [Beverley] Bevan rock drummer (ELO) born in Birmingham England
24 Nov 1946
Penelope Jones Halsall (aka Caroline Courtney Melinda Wright Lydia Hitchcock Penny Jordan Annie Groves)
24 Nov 1947
Dwight Schultz actor (A-Team) born in Baltimore Maryland
24 Nov 1947
Dave Sinclair English musician (Caravan Hatfield and the North)
24 Nov 1948
Ashok Gandotra cricketer (in Rio de Janiero Two Tests for India 1969)
24 Nov 1906
Eduard Ludwig German architect (Air Bridge monument Berlin)
24 Nov 1908
Harry Kemelman US detective author (rabbi-omnibus)
24 Nov 1908
Libertad Lamarque Agentinan actress (Madreselva Puerta Cerrada) born in Rosario Santa Fe Argentina (d. 2000)
24 Nov 1908
Ray Carter American orchestra leader (Arthur Murray Dance Party) born in Chicago Illinois
24 Nov 1909
Hotze de Roos Dutch youth book author (Chameleon)
24 Nov 1910
Lennox Brown cricketer (South African leg-spinner on 1931-32 AustNZ tour)
24 Nov 1911
Kirby Grant American actor (Rustlers Round-Up Yukon Gold Sky King) born in Butte Montana (d. 1985)
24 Nov 1911
Joe Ducky Medwick American baseball player born in Carteret New Jersey (d. 1975)
24 Nov 1912
Bernard Delfgaauw Dutch philosopher (Johnson murderer)
24 Nov 1912
Garson Kanin playwrightproducer (Double Life) born in Rochester New York
24 Nov 1912
Geraldine Fitzgerald Irish actress (Pawnbroker Easy Money) born in Greystones County Wicklow Ireland (d. 2005)
24 Nov 1912
Theodore Teddy Wilson US jazz pianistarranger
24 Nov 1913
Gisela Mauermeyer German discus thrower (Olympic gold 1936)
24 Nov 1913
Howard Duff American actor (Flamingo Road Knots Landing) born in Bremerton Washington (d. 1990)
24 Nov 1914
Elise Hoomans Dutch director and actress (Jane Eyre Barocco) born in Haarlem Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1991)
24 Nov 1916
Forrest J Ackerman invented the term sci-fi
24 Nov 1918
Roley Jenkins cricketer (English leg-spinner 1948-52)
24 Nov 1948
Spider Robinson Canadian sci-fi author (3 Hugo Callahans Secret)
24 Nov 1949
Anita Louis US singer (Soul Children Ill Be the Other Woman)
24 Nov 1949
Martin Duiser pop producer (Vanessa Lee Towers)
24 Nov 1950
Damon Evans Balt Md American actor (The Jeffersons) born in Baltimore Maryland
24 Nov 1951
Gaby Landhage Goteborg Sweden model (Model of the Rear)
24 Nov 1952
Brijesh Patel cricketer (Indian batsman 1974-77)
24 Nov 1952
Norbert Haug German motorsport executive (Mercedes Benz)
24 Nov 1955
Scott Mabon Hoch PGA golfer (1982 USF&G Classic) born in Raleigh North Carolina
24 Nov 1957
Chris Hayes California rock guitarist (Huey Lewis & The News)
24 Nov 1957
Denise Crosby actress (Tasha-Star Trek Next Gen) born in Hollywood California
24 Nov 1958
Alain Chabat actor (French Twist Six Days Six Night)
24 Nov 1958
Carmel [McCourt] English rocker (Storm More More More) born in Wrawby England
24 Nov 1961
Matt Hayes British TV angler (Discovery Real Time) born in Smethwick England
24 Nov 1961
Carl Sundquist cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Indianapolis Indiana
24 Nov 1961
Arundhati Roy Indian activist and writer (The God of Small Things) born in Shillong Meghalaya
24 Nov 1962
John Squire English pop guitarist (Stone Roses She Bangs the Drums)
24 Nov 1962
Lesa Ann Pedriana playmate (April 1984) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
24 Nov 1962
Randy Velarde Midland TX infielder (NY Yankees California Angels)
24 Nov 1963
Lisa Howard actress (Days of Our Life Rolling Vengeance)
24 Nov 1965
Nyla Jane Carroll New Plymouth NZ 5k10kmarathoner (Olympics 1996)
24 Nov 1966
Ledell Eackles NBA guard (Wash WizardsBullets)
24 Nov 1745
Maria Louisa of Spain Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire born in Palace of San Ildefonso Segovia Spain (d. 1792)
24 Nov 1861
Joo da Cruz Brazilian poet born in Florianpolis Santa Catarina Brazil (d. 1898)
24 Nov 1912
Joan Sanderson English actress (Please Sir) born in Bristol England (d. 1992)
24 Nov 1925
William F. Buckley Jr American conservative author and commentator (National Review Firing Line) born in NYC (d. 2008)
24 Nov 1925
Simon van der Meer Dutch physicist who won the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics with Carlo Rubbia born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 2011)
24 Nov 1930
Bob Friend American baseball pitcher (4-time MLB All Star) born in Lafayette Indiana (d. 2019)
24 Nov 1933
Rene Enriquez Nicaraguan-born American actor (Hill Street Blues) born in Granada Nicaragua (d. 1990)
24 Nov 1935
Ron Dellums American politician (D-House representative from California 1971-1998) born in Oakland California (d. 2018)
24 Nov 1943
Dave Bing American Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (7-time NBA All Star) born in Washington D.C.
24 Nov 1943
Richard Tee American pianist singer and arranger (Slip Slidin Away In Your Eyes) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1993)
24 Nov 1949
Anita Louis American singer (Soul Children Ill Be the Other Woman)
24 Nov 1950
Bob [Robert Lewis] Burns American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) born in Jacksonville Florida (d. 2015)
24 Nov 1955
Scott Hoch American golfer (US Masters 1989 runner-up Ryder Cup 1997 2002) born in Raleigh North Carolina
24 Nov 1773
Shadrach Bond American politician (1st Governor of Illinois 1818 to 1822) born in Frederick Maryland (d. 1832)
24 Nov 1784
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt Swiss traveller and orientalist 1st European to discover Petra and Abu Simbel born in Lausanne Switzerland (d. 1817)
24 Nov 1806
Omar Pasha [Michael Lats] Croatian governorviceroy of BosniaIraq
24 Nov 1826
Collodi [Carlo Lorenzini] Italian author (Pinocchio)
24 Nov 1873
L Martov [Yuly O Tsederbaum] Russian revolutionary
24 Nov 1889
Cissy van Marxfield [Setske Beek-de Haan] Dutch author
24 Nov 1918
Roley Jenkins English cricket spin bowler (9 Tests 32 wickets) born in Worcester England (d. 1995)
24 Nov 1919
John Silverlight British journalist (The Observer)
24 Nov 1935
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Bahraini royal and politician worlds longest serving Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970-2020) born in Bahrain (d. 2020)
24 Nov 1958
Carmel [McCourt] English rocker (Storm More More More) born in Wrawby England
24 Nov 1912
Theodore Teddy Wilson American jazz pianist and arranger (Billie Holiday Benny Goodman) born in Austin Texas (d. 1986)
24 Nov 1932
Fred Titmus English cricket all-rounder (53 Tests 153 wickets 10 x 50s Middlesex) born in London England (d. 2011)
24 Nov 1934
Alfred Schnittke Russian composer (St Florian Life With An Idiot) born in Engels Volga-German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (d. 1998)
24 Nov 1934
Claudio Prieto Spanish composer (Solo a Solo Cantata manriquea) born in Palencia Spain (d. 2015)
24 Nov 1934
Martin Charnin American Broadway stage singer dancer (West Side Story) director and lyricist (Annie) born in New York City (d. 2019)
24 Nov 1941
Donald Duck Dunn American session bassist (Stax Booker & The MGs The Blues Brothers) born in Memphis Tennessee (d 2012)
24 Nov 1941
Wayne Lamar Jackson American soul and R&B trumpeter ( Mar-Keys The Memphis Horns) born in West Memphis Arkansas (d. 2016)
24 Nov 1942
Bayani Mendoza de Leon Filipino-American musician and composer (Batong-Buhay) born in Manilla Phillipines
24 Nov 1942
Billy Connolly Scottish comedian and actor (Blue Money) born in Anderston Glasgow Scotland
24 Nov 1942
Marlin Fitzwater American journalist and press secretary to US Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush born in Salina Kansas
24 Nov 1943
Richard Tee American jazz and session pianist and arranger ((Paul Simon - Slip Slidin Away Peter Gabriel -In Your Eyes Grover Washington Jr - Just The Two Of Us) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1993)
24 Nov 1943
Jol Robert Belgian motocross racer (Motocross World Cships 250cc 1964 6872) born in Grandrieu Belgium (d. 2021)
24 Nov 1946
Jimmy Collins American basketball shooting guard (Chicago Bulls) and coach (University of Illinois Chicago 1996-2010) born in Syracuse New York (d. 2020)
24 Nov 1947
Dwight Schultz American actor (A-Team - Murdock Star Trek The Next Generation - Barclay) born in Baltimore Maryland
24 Nov 1947
Dave Sinclair British progressive rock keyboard player (Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink) born in Herne Bay Kent England
24 Nov 1949
Jim Warren American artist whose work includes album art for Bob Seger and Prince born in Long Beach California
24 Nov 1950
Stanley Livingston American actor (My Three Sons - Chip) born in Los Angeles California
24 Nov 1954
Emir Kusturica Serbian-French film maker (When Father Was Away on Business Black Cat White Cat) and punk rock bassist (No Smoking) born in Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina
24 Nov 1955
Clem Burke [Clement Bozewski] American rock drummer (Blondie - Heart Of Glass) born in Bayonne New Jersey
24 Nov 1955
Elvis Ramone [Clement Bozewski] American drummer (The Ramones August 1987) born in Bayonne New Jersey
24 Nov 1959
Alejandro Mayorkas American lawyer Secretary of Homeland Security (2021-) born in Havana Cuba
24 Nov 1960
Edgar Meyer American classical jazz and bluegrass bassist and composer born in Oak Ridge Tennessee
24 Nov 1615
Philipp Wilhelm Elector of Palatine (d. 1690)
24 Nov 1632
Baruch Spinoza Dutch rationalist philosopher born in Amsterdam Dutch Republic (d. 1677)
24 Nov 1642
Anne Hilarion de Cotentin French naval commander and national hero under Louis XIV Marshal of France born in Paris France (d. 1701)
24 Nov 1655
Charles XI King of Sweden (1660-97) born in Tre Kronor Sweden (d. 1697)
24 Nov 1690
Charles Theodore Pachelbel German-American composer (son of Johann Pachelbel one of the first to move to America) born in Stuttgart (d. 1750)
24 Nov 1712
Willem Bachiene Dutch theologist geographer and astronomer (Ecclesiastical) (d. 1783)
24 Nov 1713
Laurence Sterne Anglo-Irish novelist and satirist (Tristram Shandy) born in Clonmel Ireland (d. 1768)
24 Nov 1740
John Bacon English sculptor - most successful public sculptor of his time born in London England (d. 1799)
24 Nov 1747
Felice Alessandri Italian organist harpsichordist pianist and opera composer (d. 1798)
24 Nov 1768
Jean-Engelbert Pauwels Belgian composer (d. 1804)
24 Nov 1795
Josif Josifovich Genishta Russian composer (d. 1853)
24 Nov 1806
Omar Pasha [Mihajlo Latas] Serbian-Ottoman field marshal (Crimean War) and Governor (Bosnia Iraq) born in Janja Gora Military Frontier Austrian Empire (d. 1871)
24 Nov 1811
Ditler Monrad Danish politician and bishop (Council President of Denmark 1863-65) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1887)
24 Nov 1817
Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisonave Guatemalan-Spanish Cardinal (Archbishop of Toledo first Cardinal born in America and of Creole parents) born in Guatemala (d. 1884)
24 Nov 1826
Carlo Collodi [Carlo Lorenzini] Italian author (The Adventures of Pinocchio) born in Florence Italy (d. 1890)
24 Nov 1848
Lilli Lehmann German opera singer (Tristan und Isolde) born in Wrzburg Bavaria (d. 1929)
24 Nov 1849
Frances Hodgson Burnett British-American playwright and childrens author (The Secret Garden Little Lord Fauntleroy) born in Manchester (d. 1924)
24 Nov 1864
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French painter and printmaker (At the Moulin Rouge) born in Albi France (d. 1901)
24 Nov 1873
L. Martov [Yuly Osipovich Tsederbaum] Russian revolutionary (leader of the Mensheviks) born in Constantinople Ottoman Empire (d. 1923)
24 Nov 1876
Walter Burley Griffin American architect (L-shaped floor plan Carport) who designed Australias capital Canberra and the NSW towns of Griffith and Leeton born in Maywood Illinois (d. 1937)
24 Nov 1877
Alben W. Barkley American politician (US Representative Senator and 35th Vice Pres-D-1949-53) born in Graves County Kentucky (d. 1956)
24 Nov 1884
Michel de Klerk Dutch architect (Amsterdam School) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1823)
24 Nov 1886
Georges Vandertongerloo Belgium sculptor and painter (De Stijl Group Lart et Son Avenir) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1965)
24 Nov 1888
Dale Carnegie American writer and public speaker (How to Win Friends & Influence People) born in Maryville Missouri (d. 1955)
24 Nov 1889
Cissy van Marxfield [Setske Beek-de Haan] Dutch author of childrens books born in Oranjewoud Netherlands (d. 1948)
24 Nov 1892
Isidor Achron American composer born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1948)
24 Nov 1894
Herbert Sutcliffe English cricketer (all-time great opening batsman for England) born in Summerbridge England (d. 1978)
24 Nov 1898
Paul Faucher French author and pioneering childrens publisher (Pre Castor) born in Pougues-les-Eaux France (d. 1967)
24 Nov 1899
Jan Maklakiewicz Polish composer of choral music born in Chojnata Poland (d. 1954)
24 Nov 1900
Cornelius Kee Dutch organist and composer born in Zaandam Netherlands (d. 1997)
24 Nov 1900
Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz Ukrainian-Polish filmmaker and film educator (Polish Film School) born in Kharkov Ukraine (d. 1995)
24 Nov 1901
Andre Victor Tchelistcheff the dean of American winemaking Russian-born American winemaker (Beaulieu wines Napa Valley) born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1994) [1]
24 Nov 1905
[Irene] Ireene Wicker American singer and actress (Singing Lady) born in Quincy Illinois (d. 1987)
24 Nov 1906
Eduard Ludwig German architect (Air Bridge monument Berlin) born in Mhlhausen Germany (d. 1960)
24 Nov 1908
Harry Kemelman American detective author (rabbi-omnibus) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1996)
24 Nov 1908
Ray Carter American orchestra leader (Arthur Murray Dance Party) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1982)
24 Nov 1909
Hans Melchior Brugk German composer (d. 1999)
24 Nov 1909
Hotze de Roos Dutch youth book author (Chameleon) (d. 1991)
24 Nov 1910
Lennox Brown South African cricketer (South African leg-spinner on 1931-32 AustNZ tour) born in Randfontein South Africa (d. 1983)
24 Nov 1911
Joe Medwick American Baseball HOF left fielder (World Series 1934 Triple Crown & NL MVP 1937 St. Louis Cardinals 10 x MLB All Star) born in Carteret New Jersey (d. 1975)
24 Nov 1911
Walter Goetz German-British illustrator cartoonist and painter (Colonel Up and Mr. Down) born in Cologne Germany (d. 1995)
24 Nov 1912
Bernard Delfgaauw Dutch philosopher (Johnson murderer) born in Amsterdam (d. 1993)
24 Nov 1912
Garson Kanin American playwright director and producer (Double Life Born Yesterday) born in Rochester New York (d. 1993)
24 Nov 1912
Teddy Wilson American jazz pianist and arranger (Billie Holiday Benny Goodman) born in Austin Texas (d. 1986) [1]
24 Nov 1913
Gisela Mauermeyer German discus thrower (Olympic gold 1936) born in Munich Germany (d. 1995)
24 Nov 1916
Forrest J. Ackerman American literary agent and writer who invented the term sci-fi (Famous Monsters of Filmland) born in Los Angeles California (d. 208)
24 Nov 1917
Richard Bilderback Hervig American composer born in story City Iowa (d. 2010)
24 Nov 1917
Rita Corita [Hendrika Sturm] Dutch pop singer (Koffie koffie lekker bakkie koffie - Coffee coffee nice cup of coffee) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1998)
24 Nov 1918
Wild Bill Davis American jazz pianist arranger and electronic organ pioneer (Louis Jordans Tympani Five) born in Glasgow Missouri (d. 1995)
24 Nov 1919
John Silverlight British journalist (The Observer) (d. 1995)
24 Nov 1920
Anthony Griffin British Royal Navy admiral (Controller of the Navy 197175 chairman of British Shipbuilders 197780). born in Peshawar British India (d. 1996)
24 Nov 1926
Tsung-Dao Lee Chinese physicist (1957 Nobel Prize for work on parity laws) born in Shanghai China
24 Nov 1927
Alfredo Kraus Spanish bel canto tenor (Massenet - Werther La Scala New York Metroplolitan Opera 1966-94) born in Las Palmas Canary Islands (d. 1999)
24 Nov 1927
Emma Lou Diemer American classical composer Songs for the Earth Fantasy for Carillon) and educator born in Kansas City Missouri
24 Nov 1929
Eileen Barton American singer (Broadway Open House) born in Brooklyn New York
24 Nov 1932
Bill Squires American track & field coach (Greater Boston Track Club Bill Rodgers Alberto Salazar Dick Beardsley Greg Meyer Boston State College 1965-78) born in Arlington Massachusetts (d. 2022)
24 Nov 1933
Ren Enriquez Nicaraguan-American actor (Hill Street Blues - Ray Calletano) born in Granada Nicaragua (d. 1990)
24 Nov 1936
Ken Kragen American television producer (The Smothers Brothers) music artist manager (Lionel Richie Kenny Rogers) and charity organizer (USA for Africa - We Are The World) born inAlameda County California (d. 2021)
24 Nov 1937
Brian Kan Chinese thoroughbred horse trainer (5 x Hong Kong champion trainer 5 x HK Derby winners) born in Sheung Shui Hong Kong (d. 2022)
24 Nov 1937
Jeremy Taylor British teacher folk singer songwriter (Ag Pleez Deddy Piece of Ground) born in Newbury England
24 Nov 1938
David Newell American (Mister Rogers Neighborhood - Mr. McFeely) born in OHara Township Pennsylvania
24 Nov 1939
Jim Yester American rock vocalist and guitarist (The Association - Cherish Windy Time For Living) born in Birmingham Alabama
24 Nov 1940
Eric Wilson Canadian childrens author born in Ottawa Ontario
24 Nov 1940
Paul Tagliabue American NFL commissioner born in Jersey City Jersey
24 Nov 1940
Wendell Morris Logan American composer (Oberlin Conservatory of Music) born in Thomson Georgia (d. 2010)
24 Nov 1941
Donald Duck Dunn American session bassist (Stax Booker & The MGs The Blues Brothers) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2012)
24 Nov 1941
Wayne Lamar Jackson American soul and R&B trumpeter (Mar-Keys The Memphis Horns) born in West Memphis Arkansas (d. 2016)
24 Nov 1942
Bayani Mendoza de Leon Filipino-American musician and composer (Batong-Buhay) born in Manilla Philippines
24 Nov 1942
Chinary Ung Cambodian-American composer and music educator born in Krong Doun Kaev Cambodia
24 Nov 1943
Barry Milburn New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests 8 dismissals Otago CA) born in Dunedin New Zealand
24 Nov 1943
Richard Tee American jazz and session pianist and arranger (Paul Simon - Slip Slidin Away Peter Gabriel -In Your Eyes Grover Washington Jr - Just The Two Of Us) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1993)
24 Nov 1943
Robin Williamson Scottish folk-rock singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist and storyteller (Incredible String Band) born in Edinburgh Scotland
24 Nov 1944
Dan Glickman American politician (US Sec of Agriculture 1995-2001 Rep-D-KS 1977-95) born in Wichita Kansas
24 Nov 1945
Lee Michaels American rocker (Do You Know What I Mean) born in Los Angeles California
24 Nov 1950
Bob Burns American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd 1964-74) born in Jacksonville Florida (d. 2015)
24 Nov 1950
Damon Evans American actor (The Jeffersons) born in Baltimore Maryland
24 Nov 1951
Chet Edwards American politician (Rep-D-Texas 1991-2011) born in Corpus Christi Texas
24 Nov 1952
Brijesh Patel Indian cricket batsman (21 Tests 1 x 100 Karnataka Wellington CA) born in Baroda India
24 Nov 1954
Emir Kusturica Serbian-French filmmaker (When Father Was Away on Business Black Cat White Cat) and punk rock bassist (No Smoking) born in Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina
24 Nov 1955
Jerry Holland Irish rugby union lock (3 Tests Munster RUFC) and coach (Munster RUFC 1994-97) born in Cork Ireland (d. 2022)
24 Nov 1957
Chris Hayes American rock guitarist (Huey Lewis & The News 1980-2001 - I Want A New Drug) born in Sacramento California
24 Nov 1747
Felice Alessandri Italian organist harpsichordist pianist and opera composer born in Rome Papal States (d. 1798)
24 Nov 1795
Josif Josifovich Genishta Russian pianist composer and conductor born in Moscow Russia (d. 1853)
24 Nov 1824
Charles Verlat Flemish painter born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1890)
24 Nov 1873
Herbert Roper Barrett British tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1909 12 13 Wimbledon singles 1908 11 runner-up Olympic gold indoor doubles 1908) born in London England (d. 1943)
24 Nov 1901
Andre Victor Tchelistcheff the dean of American winemaking Russian-born American winemaker (Beaulieu wines Napa Valley) born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1994) [1]
24 Nov 1909
Hans Melchior Brugk German composer born in Munich Germany (d. 1999)
24 Nov 1920
Anthony Griffin British Royal Navy admiral (Controller of the Navy 197175 chairman of British Shipbuilders 197780) born in Peshawar British India (d. 1996)
24 Nov 1921
John Lindsay American politician (Mayor of New York 1966-73 Rep-D-NY 1959-65) born in New York City (d. 2000)
24 Nov 1924
Eileen Barton American singer (Broadway Open House If I Knew You Were Comin Idve Baked a Cake) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2006)
24 Nov 1925
Alun Owen Welsh playwright and screenwriter (The Rise Affair A Hard Days Night) born in Liverpool England (d. 1994)
24 Nov 1927
Emma Lou Diemer American classical composer (Songs for the Earth Fantasy for Carillon) and educator born in Kansas City Missouri
24 Nov 1930
Bob Friend American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All Star World Series 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates MLB wins leader 1958) born in Lafayette Indiana (d. 2019)
24 Nov 1930
Ken Barrington English cricketer (82 tests as batsman for England ) born in Reading England (d. 1981)
24 Nov 1936
Ken Kragen American television producer (The Smothers Brothers) music artist manager (Lionel Richie Kenny Rogers) and charity organizer (USA for Africa - We Are The World) born in Alameda County California (d. 2021)
24 Nov 1941
Gary Boyle British rock and jazz-fusion guitarist (The Echoes Isotope) born in Patna British India
24 Nov 1942
Bayani Mendoza de Leon Filipino-American musician and composer (Batong-Buhay) born in Manilla Philippines (d. 2013)
24 Nov 1943
Richard Tee [Ten Ryk] American jazz and session pianist and arranger (Paul Simon - Slip Slidin Away Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes Grover Washington Jr - Just The Two Of Us) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1993)
24 Nov 1945
Lee Michaels [Olsen] American rock Hammond B-3 organist and singer (Do You Know What I Mean) and restaurateur (Killer Shrimp) born in Los Angeles California
24 Nov 1949
Anita Louis American singer (Soul Children Ill Be the Other Woman) born in Memphis Tennessee
24 Nov 1953
Tod Machover American classical and electro-acoustic composer conductor and educator (MIT) born in Mount Vernon NY
24 Nov 1958
Carmel [McCourt] British rock and soul-jazz singer (Storm More More More) born in Wrawby England
24 Nov 1583
Juan de Juregui Spanish poet scholar and painter of the Spanish Golden Age born in Seville Andalusia Spain (d. 1641)
24 Nov 1690
Charles Theodore Pachelbel German-American composer (son of Johann Pachelbel) one of the first European composers to emigrate to America born in Stuttgart Duchy of Wrttemberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1750)
24 Nov 1806
William Webb Ellis English clergyman and inventor of rugby football who according to legend picked up the ball and ran with it while a student at Rugby School born in Salford Lancashire England (d. 1872)
24 Nov 1848
Lilli Lehmann German opera singer (Tristan und Isolde) born in Wrzburg Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1929)
24 Nov 1866
Edwin Binney American inventor and businessman (carbon black 1st dustless white chalk Crayola crayon) born in Shrub Oak New York (d. 1934) [1]
24 Nov 1874
Charles William Miller Brazilian sportsman (founder So Paulo Athletic Club father of soccer & rugby union in Brazil) born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 1953)
24 Nov 1899
Jan Maklakiewicz Polish composer chiefly of choral music (Koysanka - Lullaby Ave Maria) conductor and educator born in Chojnata Poland (d. 1954)
24 Nov 1917
Richard Hervig American classical composer (Woman with a Torch Epitaph) and teacher born in Story City Iowa (d. 2010)
24 Nov 1922
Stanford Robert Ovshinsky American inventor and scientist (nickel-metal hydride battery) born in Akron Ohio (d. 2012)
24 Nov 1924
Eileen Barton American singer (Broadway Open House If I Knew You Were Comin Idve Baked a Cake) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2006)
24 Nov 1925
William F. Buckley Jr American conservative author and commentator (National Review Firing Line) born in New York City (d. 2008)
24 Nov 1926
Tsung-Dao Lee Chinese-American physicist (Nobel Prize - 1957 for work on parity laws) born in Shanghai China (d. 2024) [1]
24 Nov 1927
Ahmadou Kourouma Ivorian writer born in Boundiali Cte dIvoire (d. 2003)
24 Nov 1927
Emma Lou Diemer American classical composer (Songs for the Earth Fantasy for Carillon) and educator (University of California. 1971-91) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2024) [1]
24 Nov 1934
Claudio Prieto Spanish composer (Solo a Solo Cantata manriquea) born in Mueca de la Pea Spain (d. 2015)
24 Nov 1938
Wynne Bradburn New Zealand cricketer (father of Grant NZ batsman v South Africa 1964) born in Thames New Zealand
24 Nov 1939
Yoshinobu Miyake Japanese weightlifter (Olympic gold Featherweight 1964 68 World Cship gold x 6) born in Murata Japan
24 Nov 1940
Arthur Tress American surrealist photographer born in Brooklyn New York
24 Nov 1944
Jules Deelder Dutch poet (T of Vondel) born in Rottterdam Netherlands (d. 2019)
24 Nov 1946
Roberto Chale Peruvian soccer midfielder (48 caps Universitario) born in Lima Peru (d. 2024)
24 Nov 1948
Steve Yeager American baseball catcher (World Series MVP 1981 LA Dodgers) born in Huntington West Virginia
24 Nov 1949
Anita Louis American R&B singer (The Soul Children - Ill Be the Other Woman) born in Memphis Tennessee
24 Nov 1949
Jim Warren American artist whose work includes album cover art for Bob Seger and Prince born in Long Beach California
24 Nov 1950
Bob Burns American rock drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd 1964-74) born in Jacksonville Florida (d. 2015)
24 Nov 1951
Graham Price British rugby union prop (41 Tests Wales 12 British & Irish Lions Pontypool RFC Barbarians RFC) born in Moascar Egypt
24 Nov 1952
Norbert Haug German motorsport executive (Vice President Mercedes-Benz Motorsport 1990-2012) born in Engelsbrand Germany
24 Nov 1958
Roy Aitken Scottish soccer defender (57 caps Celtic FC 484 games Newcastle United St Mirren Aberdeen) born in Irvine Scotland
24 Nov 1273
Alphonso Earl of Chester son of Edward I of England born in Bayonne Gascony (d. 1284)
24 Nov 1394
Charles Duke of Orlans French poet and noble who spent 25 years as a prisoner of war born in Paris (d. 1465)
24 Nov 1427
John Stafford 1st Earl of Wiltshire English nobleman who fought for the Yorkists born in England (d. 1473)
24 Nov 1615
Philipp Wilhelm German Elector of Palatine born in Giessen (d. 1690)
24 Nov 1630
Etienne Baluze French scholar and historian born in Tulle France (d. 1718)
24 Nov 1712
Willem Albert Bachiene Dutch clergyman geographer astronomer and cartographer (Heilige Geographie Holy Geography) born in Leerdam Dutch Republic (d. 1783) [1]
24 Nov 1724
Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen consort of Spain (1759-60) and Naples and Italy (1738-59) as wife of Charles III born at Dresden Castle Dresden (d. 1760)
24 Nov 1729
Alexander Suvorov Russian general during the Russo-Turkish War and French Revolutionary Wars born in Moscow (d. 1800)
24 Nov 1774
Thomas Dick Scottish scientific teacher and writer born in Dundee Scotland (d. 1857)
24 Nov 1801
Ludwig Bechstein German poet who collected folk fairy tales born in Weimar (d. 1860)
24 Nov 1811
Ulrich Ochsenbein Swiss Federal Councillor and soldier born in Thun Switzerland (d. 1890)
24 Nov 1815
Grace Darling English lighthouse keepers daughter and heroine who saved shipwreck survivors born in Bamburgh England (d. 1842)
24 Nov 1815
James Trapier American soldier during American-Mexican War and general for the Confederate Army born in Georgetown South Carolina (d. 1865)
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